Carlos Salazar Ruiz

Carlos Salazar Ruiz
Born(1829-08-10)August 10, 1829
Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
DiedOctober 21, 1865(1865-10-21) (aged 36)
Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico
Allegiance Centralist Republic of Mexico
Second Federal Republic of Mexico
Branch Mexican Army
Years of service1840–1865
RankGeneral
Battles / warsMexican–American War

Ayutla Revolution
Reform War
Second French intervention in Mexico

Alma materHeroico Colegio Militar

Carlos Benito Salazar Ruiz (1829–1864) was a Mexican General, martyr of Uruapan and the son of Captain Benito Salazar Vargas and Mercedes Ruiz Castañeda. He is notable for his participation in several revolutions and battles during 19th-century Mexico.